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Queensborough Community College names Dr. Timothy Lynch as interim president

Dr. Timothy Lynch has been appointed as interim president of Queensborough Community College by CUNY Interim Chancellor Vita Rabinowitz, effective Sept. 1. Lynch will succeed Dr. Diane Call, who … more

8/10/18

What is a Life Plan Community? How does it differ from a 55+ Community?

When weighing retirement options, you may reach the point where you’re ready for your priorities to shift from the daily upkeep of your too-big house to more personal, enjoyable pursuits. What … more

By Laurie Stambler, Director of Sales & Marketing at Fountaingate Gardens, a Gurwin Community | 7/26/18

Longtime Herald publisher Cliff Richner, center, with the Herald’s Long Island editorial staff at a gathering in June to celebrate his retirement after 36 years in the news business. He will remain an owner of the company that was founded by his parents in 1964.

‘It’s been a fascinating career’

“It’s been a fascinating career — I feel very lucky to have lived it,” said Cliff Richner, co-owner of Richner Communications and the longtime publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired last month after 36 years in a family-run company that has left an indelible mark on local community news on the South Shore. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/18

Rockville Centre Police Commissioner James Vafeades, left, Ruthanne McCormack, project coordinator of the Rockville Centre Youth Council, and Det. Nicholas DeLuca, youth officer of the department, attended an anti-drug conference last week in Orlando, Fla.

Rockville Centre community leaders attend anti-drug conference in Orlando

Members of the Rockville Centre Police Department were among local representatives who attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s 17th annual Mid-Year Training Institute last week in Orlando, Fla. more

By Ben Strack | 7/25/18

Dr. Carina Biggs, chief of trauma surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, puts in long hours, but she said she loves her life-saving work. She decided she would become a doctor at age 4 or 5.

A South Nassau trauma surgeon's daily routine is saving the lives of people on the brink of death

The following is Part One of an occasional series called “Working,” which will examine the lives of people on the job. It was inspired by Studs Terkel’s 1974 book, “Working: … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/5/18

Let's at least study gun violence

The mass shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., on June 28 struck all of us at the Herald Community Newspapers hard. Five Gazette staff members are dead and two are wounded. These … more

6/29/18

It’s time Empire BlueCross invested in communities

If you operated a library and no one returned the books, sooner or later you’d be out of business. America’s nonprofit hospitals face a similar problem. more

6/28/18

Golf outing co-chairs Jeff Greenfield, left, Tony Cancellieri, honorees Matt Whalen and Joel Schneider and South Nassau president and CEO Richard Murphy with a rendering of the hospital’s upcoming southwest addition.

Hundreds tee off at South Nassau golf outing fundraiser

After a wet weekend, the sun shone through as nearly 400 golfers on May 21 teed off across three local golf courses for South Nassau Communities Hospital’s golf outing fundraiser benefitting its … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/6/18

Kathryn Geraghty, a registered nurse in South Nassau Communities Hospital’s geriatric wing, checked the lungs of John Bores, of Oceanside, who suffers from a heart condition.

Help wanted: Demand for nurses growing as baby boomers retire, age

In South Nassau Communities Hospital’s geriatrics wing on a recent Friday, the nurses’ station in the center of the ward was a swirl of activity at midday.Registered nurse Kathryn … more

By Scott Brinton, James Mattone, Brian Stieglitz and Zachary Gottehrer-Cohen | 5/10/18

Rockville Centre resident Eileen Sino, center, who has worked with oncology patients at South Nassau Communities Hospital for 25 years, sat among nursing school graduates during a Nurses Day Celebration on May 4 after being named the hospital’s Nurse of Excellence Award recipient.

Rockville Centre cancer nurse is 'one in a million'

When Eileen Sino’s husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, ultimately dying from the disease about 10 years ago, the Rockville Centre resident doubted her ability to remain a cancer nurse. more

By Ben Strack | 5/10/18

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